BasqueNounnasa Old High GermanNounnasa f. SpanishNounnasa f. (plural nasas) Singular nasa f. Plural nasas f. TagalogPrepositionnasa From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, pronounced /ˈnæsə/) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958 from its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA has led U.S. efforts for space exploration ever since, resulting in the Apollo missions to the Moon, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently NASA is supporting the International Space Station and developing new Ares I and IV launch vehicles. In addition to the space program, it is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research. NASA Science is focused on better understanding Earth itself through the Earth Observing System, advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program, exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic missions such as New Horizons, and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs. Since February 2006 NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research." From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How much computing power did NASA have when they put a man on the moon? Q. I've heard that there is more computing power in the average $600 laptop than all of NASA had when they put a man on the moon. Is that true? Asked by A Baby Ate My Dingo - Mon Mar 10 09:21:20 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments A. On the spacecraft themselves, very little -- probably less computing capability than your average pocket calculator of today. In the late 1960s, transitors were new, and incredibly large compared to what you find today, and magnetic memory was -- quite literally -- little ring-shaped magnets on wires! In fact, the microchip, which enables our pocket calculators, cell phones, PDAs, and home PCs, wasn't even patented until 1971! But they did have computers back in the '60s -- they just occupied entire buildings. And they also had lots of very smart people with sliderules, and pencil and paper, doing their math very rapidly. And the small computers they had on the spacecraft of the time did very limited tasks, and humans had to do the… [cont.] Answered by Dave_Stark - Mon Mar 10 14:25:26 2008 why doesn't NASA just replace their crippled fleet of space shuttle with new space shuttles? Q. besides the fact that US gouverment has cut back on funding on nasa's space program and it cost a lot to construct new ones. Asked by melvenwong - Thu Mar 6 04:35:16 2008 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Shuttle is a 1960-70s design and has served it's purpose. As it is (was) they each cost in the neighborhood of two billion dollars each and that's not even in today's money. The Shuttle has proved to be unreliable, delicate, very expensive to operate and deadly. Some say that each flight today cost as much a two billion dollars each just to launch. . It was originally to be launched almost weekly by NASA and the Air Force (and launch cost was estimated with these numbers) but the most flights NASA has ever been able to loft was five in one given year. . The Shuttle is being replaced by a dual launch system with safety a priority. A launch escape system is included for the manned vehicle. They will no longer launch people and cargo… [cont.] Answered by ericbryce2 - Thu Mar 6 14:38:10 2008 Give me some ideas on how NASA could generate more interest from the public for their missions?
Q. I think that it is absolutely horrible that Paris Hilton and her drunk buddies get much more news coverage than these unbelievable feats NASA and other space agencies continue to accomplish. How can we turn this around? It seems like the only time you hear about NASA in the news is when something goes wrong. I know that this is a very broad question, but I was just wondering what other peoples thoughts were. Thanks! Asked by Dan - Sat Sep 8 12:35:41 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. A broad topic--but animportant one. NASA has had--since the Apollo era--shown an amazingly consistant ability to NOT capitalize on the potential they have for building public support. There's a lot of things they could do. For example, although NASA does have outreach programs for young people, they aren't reaching most students in K-12 schools. Space Camp is a great idea. But it's not part of most young people's experience. (I am going somewhere with this, bear with me). Look at things young people really get interested in over the years--things that last , not fads. Baseball, video games/computers, etc. All have one common characteristic: the kids can get actively involved on some level. And that was true in the 1960s with space… [cont.] Answered by crabby_blindguy - Sat Sep 8 13:55:01 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "nasa" The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency responsible for the civilian space program of the United States, and for its long-term aerospace research. This page is for quotes about NASA. Sourced
From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com Voice of America Forty years after man landed on the moon, NASA plans to retire the Space Shuttle in 2010. It will be five years before NASA has a vehicle ... Presidential panel concludes NASA can't afford return to moon by 2020 San Jose Mercury News NASA's Trajectory Unrealistic, Panel Says Washington Post Panel: NASA won't return to moon anytime soon St. Augustine Record TCPalm - USA Today - Space.com all 165 news articles » news.google.com CNN International (WIRED) -- Without more funding, NASA will not meet its goal of tracking 90 percent of all deadly asteroids by 2020, according to a report ... Report: NASA can't keep up with killer asteroids The Associated Press Creative Destruction on a Cosmic Scale Wall Street Journal US Report: NASA Can't Track Deadly Asteroids Voice of America findingDulcinea - Ars Technica - Examiner.com all 449 news articles » news.google.com FOXNews Telltale plumes of vaporized rock and lava leftover from the collision revealed its existence to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which picked up signatures ... Traces of planet collision found BBC News Astronomers spot planetary wreckage around distant star Christian Science Monitor Spitzer Telescope Sees Rare Planet Collision 100 Light-Years Away AHN SkyandTelescope.com - Gizmodo Australia - Scientific American all 53 news articles » From Google News Search: "nasa"  athenaeum.athenaverse.com 758px x 1000px | 127.90kB [source page] RedNova The dusty star studded arms of M81 a nearby spiral galaxy similar to our own are illuminated in unprecedented detail Credit NASA click to enlarge  coluna-da-sal.com 720px x 736px | 227.60kB [source page] 658 Nuvem de estrelas HST Nasa  air-and-space.com 216px x 325px | 14.90kB [source page] The lower deck window was replaced with a metal plate sometime in 1994 1995 The names of the NASA crew chiefs assigned to the NB 52B are stencilled below the lower deck window G Hall D Gullinger M Bondy and D Bain The nose art depicting a B 52 throwing From Yahoo Image Search: "nasa"  bayareahouston.blogspot.com John Coby Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:00 GM In the and/or duh category, the Augustine Commission has stated . NASA. needs more money to continue it's quest to build a new vehicle(s), maintain the International Space Station, return to the Moon, and go to Mars. ...  issfanclub.com unknown hu, 13 Aug 2009 22:22:37 GM NASA. has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-134 to the International Space Station. The flight will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, to the station. The AMS is a state-of-the-art cosmic ray particle physics ...  cleantechnica.com Mariella Moon Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:29:11 GM NASA. claims it's currently planning what would be the greenest building in the federal government. To be called the Sustainability Base, this is slated to be one of . NASA's. most ambitious eco-friendly projects. ... From Google Blog Search: "nasa" |
